Trump threatens to take ‘federal control’ of DC after Doge staffer attack – US politics live updates

06/08/2025 15:15 The Guardian

President claims on social media that DC is ‘totally out of control’ and if the city doesn’t ‘get it’s act together’ he will have ‘no choice but to take Federal control’After taking six months to conclude that Vladimir Putin may not be a kindred transactional authoritarian leader but an ideological nationalist seeking the return of what “belongs to Russia”, the deadline Donald Trump set for the Russian president to agree a Ukraine ceasefire or face US sanctions on oil exports arrives on Friday.What Trump – who some had claimed was a Russian asset – does next to punish Putin could define his presidency. Continue reading...

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Donald Trump says ‘everyone agrees this war must come to a close’ after Witkoff meets Putin – Europe live

US president says ‘great progress was made’ as White House official says secondary sanctions on Russia still expected to be implemented on FridayWe are getting first pictures from inside the Kremlin showing Russia’s Putin welcoming Witkoff for their talks.Earlier today, Witkoff also went for a...

06/08/2025 17:09 The Guardian

US envoy Steve Witkoff meets Putin as Trump’s Ukraine deadline approaches

Talks between Trump’s negotiator and Russian president lasted about three hours as US pushes for peace dealEurope live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff spent three hours in the Kremlin talking to Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, two days before a deadline the US president...

06/08/2025 16:42 The Guardian

Journalist missing in Norway survived six nights in wilderness with leg injury

Alec Luhn ‘very lucky’ to manage in bad weather and with little food or drink in Folgefonna national park, medic saysRescuers in Norway have found the award-winning environmental journalist Alec Luhn alive after he went missing in the remote Folgefonna national park and survived nearly a week al...

06/08/2025 16:00 The Guardian

Trump threatens 50% tariffs on India over ties to Russia and Brics bloc

White House move follows India’s oil purchases from Russia and comes amid broader Trump push for trade ‘reciprocity’The White House is placing an additional 25% tariff on imports from India, bringing total tariffs up to 50%, in retaliation over the country’s purchase of oil from Russia, acco...

06/08/2025 15:45 The Guardian

Keir Starmer downplays warnings that taxes will have to be raised in autumn

PM says he doesn’t recognise some figures in independent forecast that projects £51bn shortfall in public finances UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has sought to play down warnings that the government will be forced to raise taxes this autumn and said some of the figures being circ...

06/08/2025 14:54 The Guardian

World awaits Trump’s next move as Russia ceasefire deadline approaches

US president has been unusually reticent about plans to punish Russia if it does not agree to end Ukraine warEurope live – latest updatesAfter taking six months to conclude that Vladimir Putin may not be a kindred transactional authoritarian leader but an ideological nationalist seeking the return...

06/08/2025 14:53 The Guardian

Reeves urged to consider replacing council tax as thinktank warns of ‘impossible trilemma’ for chancellor – UK politics live

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research says government’s spending gap is on course to reach more than £40bnEd Davey, the Liberal Democrat leader, has urged Keir Starmer to call Donald Trump to encourage him to use his influence to block Israel’s plans for a “full occupation”...

06/08/2025 12:00 The Guardian

Gaza from the sky – a landscape of rubble, dust and graves | First Thing

The Guardian joins a Jordanian military airdrop for a rare chance to observe a landscape devastated by Israel’s offensive. Plus, travels in Trump’s FloridaDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Seen from the air, Gaza looks like the ruins of an ancient civilizati...

06/08/2025 11:19 The Guardian

Russia takes fight over cancellation of embassy near Parliament House to Australia’s high court

Australia’s solicitor general tells high court Russia should not be paid compensation ‘for problems they cause themselves’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRussia has claimed the cancellation of its embassy lease in Canberra was illegal as lawyers for the Australian go...

06/08/2025 08:50 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: 20 killed as aid truck overturns in Gaza, civil defence agency says

Truck drivers have said delivering aid has become increasingly dangerous, while Jordan says Israeli settlers attacked a separate Gaza-bound convoy on WednesdayTargeting medics and hospitals in acts of war should be called “healthocide”, academics have urged, amid an increase in such attacks in r...

06/08/2025 08:27 The Guardian

Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn

More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognisedChemical pollution is “a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as climate change” but decades behind global heating in terms of public awareness and action, a r...

06/08/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Hiroshima anniversary: mayor says Ukraine and Middle East crises show world ignoring nuclear ‘tragedies’

On 80th anniversary of atomic bombing, Kazumi Matsui urges younger people to recognise ‘inhumane’ consequences of nuclear weapons as a deterrentThe mayor of Hiroshima has led calls for the world’s most powerful countries to abandon nuclear deterrence, at a ceremony to mark 80 years since the c...

06/08/2025 03:39 The Guardian

News Corp’s Australian newspaper revenue falls as CEO warns Trump of AI’s ‘art of the steal’

Advertising revenue at division that includes the Australian, Daily Telegraph and Herald Sun down 5%Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereRevenue generated from News Corp’s global newspaper mastheads has fallen sha...

05/08/2025 23:49 The Guardian

Prince Harry among those criticised in report on dispute at Sentebale charity

Watchdog says all parties, including trustees, patrons and chair Sophie Chandauka, should not have had row in publicThe Charity Commission has criticised Prince Harry for allowing a row with the chair of his African charity to “play out publicly”, as the watchdog cleared him of racism.The prince...

05/08/2025 23:00 The Guardian

‘Healthocide’: experts warn of rise in targeting of health services in conflict

Principle of medical neutrality threatened as doctors and hospitals deliberately attacked, particularly in GazaTargeting medics and hospitals in acts of war should be called “healthocide”, academics have urged, amid an increase in such attacks in recent years.Health services are increasingly del...

05/08/2025 22:30 The Guardian

Man who lit cigarette from French war memorial flame faces legal action

Video of man lighting cigarette from Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris was widely shared on social mediaA French minister has said she is taking legal action against an unidentified man who was filmed lighting a cigarette from a memorial flame at a major Paris war monument.The video of a man stoo...

05/08/2025 19:13 The Guardian

Tory and Reform politicians endanger trials with immigration ‘hysteria’, say former ministers

Former attorney general Dominic Grieve among those criticising politicians for risking contempt of courtDisputed or debunked claims about migration and crime in the UKConservative and Reform UK politicians are fuelling “hysteria and anger” over immigration, with criminal trials put at risk of co...

05/08/2025 19:00 The Guardian

Two people killed and six wounded in mass shooting at LA warehouse party

No details yet on suspect after police arrived to halt ‘big party’, with possibly armed person seen entering buildingTwo people were killed and six others were wounded in a mass shooting at a warehouse party in downtown Los Angeles early on Monday, officials said.Police first responded around 11...

05/08/2025 18:53 The Guardian

Four dead as flash flood causes mudslide in Indian town of Dharali

Rescue teams deployed ‘on war footing’ as Himalayan town swamped by debrisA flash flood driving a torrent of mud has smashed into a town in India’s Himalayan region, tearing down a mountain valley before demolishing buildings and killing at least four people.Videos broadcast on Indian media sh...

05/08/2025 17:19 The Guardian

Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu deciding on next steps amid reports he could escalate conflict – as it happened

Israeli PM to convene security cabinet as local media reports he is inclining towards expanding the offensive and even seizing entire territoryHere are some of the latest images sent to us over the newswires from Gaza:Reuters is reporting that Israeli tanks pushed into central Gaza this morning but...

05/08/2025 17:01 The Guardian

Worker at Berkshire psychiatric hospital where girl died had no experience, inquest hears

Man, who had a false identity and had never worked in a hospital before, left Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, unwatched despite her vulnerabilityA support worker with a false identity who left a vulnerable 14-year-old girl unwatched in a secure psychiatric ward during his first shift had never worked in a h...

05/08/2025 16:47 The Guardian

Drone that crossed into Lithuania from Belarus represents ‘alarming sign of spillover of Russia’s aggression’, says Lithuanian minister – as it happened

Lithuanian foreign minister Kęstutis Budrys says drone, which authorities say was carrying explosives, shows incidents crossing ‘onto Nato territory’On Ukraine, the EU spokespeople were asked about the bloc’s expectations as to Donald Trump’s deadline for Russia to end its invasion on Ukrai...

05/08/2025 16:17 The Guardian

Great Barrier Reef suffers biggest annual drop in live coral since 1980s after devastating coral bleaching

Researchers warn reef may reach tipping point where coral cannot recover fast enough between major catastrophic eventsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereThe Great Barrier Reef has suffered its...

05/08/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Google outlines latest step towards creating artificial general intelligence

Genie 3 world model’s ability to simulate real environments means it can be used to train robotsGoogle has outlined its latest step towards artificial general intelligence (AGI) with a new model that allows AI systems to interact with a convincing simulation of the real world.The Genie 3 “world...

05/08/2025 14:03 The Guardian

Texas redistricting standoff escalates with threat to arrest absent Democrats – US politics live

Civil warrants issued in state’s House to bring back lawmakers cannot be enforced outside TexasTexas House pushes forward on redistricting as Democrats vow to fightIt’s a quiet August Tuesday on the president’s schedule today. The only listed item on his agenda is an executive order signing at...

05/08/2025 13:58 The Guardian

Pam Bondi seeks grand jury review of origins of Trump-Russia investigation

Investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election dogged Donald Trump throughout much of his first termThe US attorney general, Pam Bondi, is said to be ordering prosecutors to present evidence to a grand jury investigating the origins of the FBI’s Trump-Russia inquiry, according to the...

05/08/2025 13:29 The Guardian

Moldovan regional leader sentenced to seven years in prison over Russian funding

Gagauzia governor Yevgenia Gutsul funnelled undeclared funds to now-banned political party, prosecutors saidEurope live – latest updatesA court in Moldova has sentenced the pro-Russia regional leader Yevgenia Gutsul to seven years in prison for funnelling Russian money to finance a political party...

05/08/2025 13:27 The Guardian

Rescuers in Norway resume search for journalist missing in wilderness

Bad weather hampers search for Alec Luhn after he set out for solo hike in remote Folgefonna national parkRescuers in Norway have resumed the search for an award-winning environmental journalist who has gone missing in bad weather during a solo hike in the remote Folgefonna national park, home to on...

05/08/2025 12:55 The Guardian

Israeli cabinet meeting postponed as tensions rise over Netanyahu’s occupation plan

Officials say prime minister planning offensive to fully occupy Gaza, but resistance reveals splits in governmentAn Israeli security cabinet meeting, which had been expected to discuss Benjamin Netanyahu’s call for the “full occupation” of Gaza, has been postponed amid mounting tensions over w...

05/08/2025 12:04 The Guardian

Black warehouse worker wins £3,000 payout over colleague’s ‘slave’ graffito

Seedy Fofana sought £500,000 compensation over graffito that colleague in Gloucester did not mean as racial slurA Black warehouse worker has won a race harassment claim after a disgruntled colleague wrote the word “slave” on a piece of machinery.The colleague had meant it not as a racial slur b...

05/08/2025 10:18 The Guardian

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